date:Jul 07, 2014
The cattle trade was steady with supplies and prices remaining relatively similar to the previous week according to Bord Bia. It also notes trade across our key export markets remains in lien with past weeks.
Bord Bia says the majority of steers and heifers were purchased at a base price of around 3.75 /kg on the Quality Payment System. Selected in spec lots were generally traded around a base of 3.80/kg. These prices exclude the 0.12/kg bonus which is payable on in-spec QA animals. Prices paid